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3/10/2010: International Women’s Day Celebration Ethnic food, entertainment, silent auction and raffle including a $250 Downtown Boise Association Gift Card!
When: Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Where: Red Lion Hotel Downtown
1800 Fairview Ave
Boise, Idaho
Raffle: $2.50 each or 5 for $10
Price: $25 / ticket
To order tickets click here
Thank you for choosing to support the Agency for New Americans and the work we do with refugees! Refugees are individuals who have had to flee their countries of origin and cannot return due to past persecution or a well founded fear of persecution. They find safety and have ability to rebuild their lives in Boise. We recognize that in these challenging times, donations are harder to make, but they are still needed, so thank you for making the difference in a refugee’s life!
3/10/2010: Tree Care Class Join us from 6:00 to 8:30 pm when Dennis Matlock, Boise City Arborist, will talk about tree pruning at Community Forestry's free tree care classes. Each class will be held in the Hayes Auditorium at the Main Boise Public Library, 715 S. Capitol Blvd.
During the month of March, you can learn about trees at free tree care classes. The classes will begin on Wednesday, March 3 and will continue each Wednesday through March 24. Every class will be held in the Hayes Auditorium at the Main Boise Public Library located at 715 S. Capitol Blvd.
To register, please call 208-384-4083 or send an e-mail to forestryinfo@cityofboise.org
3/13/2010: Pole Walking Beginner Basics Clinic Walking with poles is becoming increasingly popular as both urban and trail walkers are discovering their many positive benefits. Used correctly, poles can expand your horizons, minimize your waistline, convert energy into an upper body/core workout and improve performance and stability on all terrain.
When: Saturday, March 13th
Time: 12:30 – 3:00 p.m.
Where: Shu’s Idaho Running Company, 1758 W. State Street, Boise 83702 www.idahorunningcompany.com Meet outside in front of store.
What: This clinic is for able-bodied walkers who can walk at a moderate pace for the duration of clinic. There will be several short breaks for instruction, coaching and rehydration. We will walk up to 4-5 miles on sidewalks, pavement and dirt/grass during clinic on both flat and uneven terrain including up and downhill.
Registration: Pre-Registration and completion of liability waiver and health questionnaire is required.
Registration closes Friday, March 12 @ 6:00 pm. Attendance is confirmed via a reply email.
Instructions: Email tvnordicwalkingadventures@gmail.com to register (not SIRC)
Email subject line: Registration NW 3/13 Boise. Please include your name and phone number in the body.
Details: Instructor provides poles for Clinic; min 3, max 10 participants.
You: Wear walkable footwear for urban and trail walking, loose comfortable clothing, portable water for hydration and bring emergency contact information.
Cost: $45 including use of poles and handouts.
For inquiries or questions: Lori Clinch Adams, Certified Nordic Walking Instructor
Email: tvnordicwalkingadventures@gmail.com
Tel: (208) 452-3698
** For balance & rehab issues and special conditions like Parkinson's, MS or Arthritis, the format and duration of session is modified and held as a class on its own and not part of the above Beginner Basics Clinic. If interested, please contact instructor via phone or email.
3/13/2010: Second Saturday - Hike Smart - Lost...and Found Have you ever been lost? You won’t be after you learn the right way to prepare yourself for grand adventures in the outdoors. Join our BSU National Science Foundation Fellows, Danielle Clay and Jessica Sousa, and discover some important tricks about staying safe while hiking and what to do if things should go wrong. Learn how to read the clouds and make a compass; recognize which plants are good to use as food or shelter. Gather helpful tips on what to do if you become lost and find out what to bring along in your knapsack to help you survive. Keeping these things in mind will make hiking fun and exciting for everyone!
Hikes will take off at 11:00, noon, and 1:00 with other activities going on throughout the day
To get to the Foothills Learning Center, take 8th Street north through Boise's Northend. From the end of the pavement go 1/3 mile farther. For more information about the Foothills Learning Center click here.
Foothills Learning Center
3188 Sunset Peak Rd
Boise, ID 83702
3/18/2010: Art & Copy Movie Drake Cooper is excited to announce that we're bringing ART & COPY to Boise for a one night only screening on Thursday, March 18th at the Egyptian Theatre!
ART & COPY is a powerful new film about advertising and inspiration. Directed by Doug Pray, it reveals the work and wisdom of some of the most influential advertising creatives of our time -- people who've profoundly impacted our culture, yet are virtually unknown outside their industry.
Check out the trailer and reviews by clicking here.
Tickets are $10 and all of the proceeds of this screening will benefit the non-profit organization TRICA (Treasure Valley Institute for Children's Arts). This is a benefit to support TRICA's efforts through Arts Education to inspire our communities children to become the CREATIVE thinkers of tomorrow. 100% of the funds donated to TRICA will be used to provide scholarships for TRICA programs to area children in need.
Start Time: 7:00 PM
Ticket Price: $10.00
Info Line: 208-874-2123
For tickets click here.
NOTE: No one under 18 years old will be admitted.
TRICA's Mission
TRICA provides meaningful experiences in the arts taught by outstanding and loving educators, inspiring the children of the Treasure Valley to develop attitudes and values contributing to a stronger sense of community, humanity and good will.
Find out more about TRICA by clicking here.
Not only does this event support a great cause which is children's art education but it's also a great opportunity to bring together the creative community of Boise.
For more information contact:
Dylan Amundson
416 S. 8th St. Ste. 300
Boise, ID 83702
208-874-2123
damundson@drakecooper.com
3/20/2010: Watershed Weekend Stop by between 10:00am and 2:00pm to celebrate the first day of spring at the Boise WaterShed.
Spring is here! After a long winter, it’s time to put away those skis and pull out the raft or kayak. Idaho’s rivers are recharged with spring runoff each year as temperatures warm and mountain snow packs melt. Celebrate the first day of spring at the Boise WaterShed with fun events. Learn how runoff from mountain snowpack influences Idaho’s whitewater supplies and the ecosystems that depend on them.
Hear from local experts about this year’s water forecast while learning how best to protect Idaho precious rivers.
To get warmed up for boating season, come watch locally-made movies about whitewater rafting and kayaking from Idaho River Sports that are sure to get you excited about the coming whitewater season.
208-489-1284
11818 West Joplin Road
Boise, ID 83714
BoiseWaterShed@cityofboise.org
3/20/2010: Mad Hatter Relay and Rabbit Hole Run
Date: Saturday, March 20, 2010
Time: 10:00 am
Location: Julia Davis Park, Boise, ID
Cost: $28.00
Team Price: Add $10 for late or race-day registration after Mar 6th.
$15 for the Kids or Stroller Rabbit Hole 1 mile run. (NO-FEE online registration)
Course: The Mad Hatter relay is a uniquely styled relay race. Each team consists of two people, each team member runs 2 two mile legs for a total of four per participant, or eight per team. Costumes are not required, but are encouraged, hats are required and judged. Many categories to choose from, and parents are encouraged to enter their child in the Kids in the Rabbit Hole run (Short cut that makes it about a mile). No need to get a sitter for this one since you can only have one team member on the course at once.
Register: at www.bluecirclesports.com (no fee online registration)
More information: go to www.cityoftreesmarathon.com
Contact: Jeff Ulmer at jvulmer@hotmail.com
3/20/2010: Watershed Weekend - Spring Runoff Party Stop by between 10:00am and 2:00pm to celebrate the first day of spring at the Boise WaterShed.
Spring is here! After a long winter, it’s time to put away those skis and pull out the raft or kayak. Idaho’s rivers are recharged with spring runoff each year as temperatures warm and mountain snow packs melt. Celebrate the first day of spring at the Boise WaterShed with fun events. Learn how runoff from mountain snowpack influences Idaho’s whitewater supplies and the ecosystems that depend on them.
Hear from local experts about this year’s water forecast while learning how best to protect Idaho precious rivers. To get warmed up for boating season, come watch locally-made movies about whitewater rafting and kayaking sponsored by Idaho River Sports that are sure to get you excited about the coming whitewater season.
Contact for more information:
Christina Rivas, Event Coordinator
Phone: 208-489-1284
Fax: 208-939-8607
Email: crivas@cityofboise.org
3/27/2010: Earth Hour 2010 Mark your calendars for Earth Hour - March 27, 2010 at 8:30 PM your local time!
What is Earth Hour? It's a time when people from all over the World come together to bring a call to action on climate change by doing something quite simple - turning off their lights for one hour.
The movement symbolizes that by working together, each of us can make a positive impact in this fight, protecting our future and that of future generations. Learn more about how Earth Hour began, what we’ve accomplished, and what is in store for 2010.
Check back for more information and lets get Boise on board!
3/28/2010: Martin Taylor Martin Taylor: March 28
Completely self-taught, Martin Taylor is admired and imitated by guitarists all over the world and has performed in Europe, North America, Japan, Asia and beyond. When not touring, he divides his time between his homes in France and Scotland, where he writes music for TV and film. Visit www.martintaylor.com.
All shows are at 7 p.m. (6:15 p.m. doors) at Esther’s Place in the Esther Simplot Performing Arts Academy in Boise. Nonmember admission is $45 per show (if available).
A Boise Jazz Society membership fee of $95.40 includes tickets to all three concerts as well as access to community jazz symposiums, living room concerts, lectures, listening and film parties.
Call (208) 426-3498 or visit http://boisejazzsociety.com/bjsjazzmail/index.html for membership and concert information.
3/31/2010: Das Fraulein Screening Please join us on March 31st at 7:00 pm at the Flicks Theatre for a special screening of the film Das Fraulein.
Das Fraulein gazes intimately into the lives of 3 women from former Yugoslavia who now live in Switzerland. Ruža left Belgrade more than 25 years ago to seek a new life in Zurich. Now in her fifties, she has completely detached herself from the past. She owns a cafeteria and maintains an orderly, joyless existence. Mila, a waitress there, is a good-humored Croatian woman who also emigrated decades ago, but, unlike Ruža, she dreams of returning to a house on the Croatian coast.
Both of them receive a jolt when Ana, a young, itinerant woman who has fled Sarajevo, breezes into the cafeteria looking for work. Ruža hires her but is annoyed by Ana's impulsive and spirited efforts to inject life into the cafeteria. Gradually the acrimony will dissipate, as Ana, who hides a tragic secret under her passionate spirit, begins to thaw Ruža's chill, and their relationship will change both women in ways they never anticipated. It is an exploration of physical and emotional displacement, as more and more people move between cultures and countries, in the increasingly borderless world.
Tickets are $12. To reserve your ticket click here or email Keziah.sullivan@theIRC.org
Tickets can also be purchased at the Flicks Theatre.
4/3/2010: Dry Creek Half Marathon
Date: Saturday, April 3, 2010
Time: 10:00 am
Location: Hidden Springs Id.
Cost: $38.00; Add $10 for late registration after March 21; (no-fee online registration)
Course: The Course starts and finishes near the Merc in the town square of Hidden Springs. The race starts next to the fire house and travels down the back roads of the subdivision to almost an immediate hill climb, and then follows the ridges of the foothills South of town. The first major descent takes you back to the road. Once on the road it opens up for another hill climb to the foothills once again on the North side of town. The trail makes its way through some very challenging rolling peaks finally to hook back up with the road that will take you on a scenic tour back through town, to the finish. The race would have to be described as challenging, but full of beautiful desert scenery. The Hidden Springs Community is the perfect back drop for this soon to be local "must run" event.
Packet Pick Up & Pasta Dinner: April 2nd Friday Night at the Merc in Hidden Springs 6pm to 8pm
Open to Runners, Guests, and the public.
You can buy Pasta Tickets at the Door, or purchase them as you sign up on www.bluecirclesports.com
The price for the pasta dinner buffet is $8 for each ticket.
Registration: at www.bluecirclesports.com (no fee online race registration)
More information: go to www.cityoftreesmarathon.com
Contact: Jeff Ulmer at jvulmer@hotmail.com
4/10/2010: Beat Pete 5K Run Beat Coach Pete Scholarship Run
Date: April 10, 2010
Time: 9:30 am start
Cost: Early registration $10 (Boise State Students) $20 (other registrants), Race day $15 Boise State Students) $30 (other registrants)
Family Registration available for $50
Course: Three mile fun run loop starting on campus, following along the greenbelt between Julia Davis and Ann Morrison parks and finishing on campus.
For Registration or donations - click here
Sponsored By: Nike, Boise State Campus Recreation & Shu's Idaho Running Company
Packet Pick up: April 9, 2010 from 4:00 – 8:00 pm at the Student Recreation Center
Contact: Lisa Stuppy 426-1592 or lstuppy@boisestate.edu
4/10/2010: Second Saturday - Awesome Owls This popular and favorite program will highlight our resident Great Horned owls and owlets that should be making appearances throughout the day. Come join Katie McVey, Raptor Biologist and Deer Flat Refuge Environmental Educator who will share her knowledge and love for these special birds.
Katie will be giving two identical presentations at 10:15 and 12:15.
After each presentation, we will take a walk around the Learning Center grounds to spot our resident owls and other birds of prey. We'll have spotting scopes and binoculars, but we suggest you bring your own if you have them. Throughout the day kids will be able to do some great owl and Raptor related activities
To get to the Foothills Learning Center, take 8th Street north through Boise's Northend. From the end of the pavement go 1/3 mile farther. For more information about the Foothills Learning Center click here.
Foothills Learning Center
3188 Sunset Peak Rd
Boise, ID 83702
4/10/2010: 15th annual Barking Spider Bash
Date: Saturday, April 10, 2010
Trail run and XC mountain biking.
This is the season opener for Wild Rockies Series Cross-Country events. Runners start out at 9am with a 6.5mi. trail run course. All others start around noon. Beginners will do one lap, sports two laps and Pro/experts do three. Look forward to awesome raffles and great beverages after the races, sponsored by Wild Rockies.
Free kids race followed by awards.
This is high desert racing at its finest! Come and watch all the action on this spectator friendly course.
There is FREE camping on-site with plenty of room for trailers and tents.
www.wildrockiesracing.com
4/10/2010: Beat Coach Pete Scholarship Run
Date: Saturday, April 10, 2010
Time: 9:30 am start
Cost: Early registration $10 (Boise State Students) $20 (other registrants), Race day $15 Boise State Students) $30 (other registrants)
Family Registration available for $50
Course: 3 mile fun run loop starting on campus, following along the greenbelt between Julia Davis and Ann Morrison parks and finishing on campus
Registration: rec.boisestate.edu/beatpete
Sponsored By: Nike and Boise State Campus Recreation
Packet Pick up: April 9, 2010 from 4:00 - 8:00 pm at the Student Recreation Center
Donation: rec.boisestate.edu/beatpete
Contact: Lisa Stuppy 426-1592 or lstuppy@boisestate.edu
4/10/2010: Book-signing with Steve Stuebner Date: Saturday, April 10,
Time: Run with Steve at 10:00 am; Book Signing at 11:00a.m. to 2:00p.m
Location: Shu’s Idaho Running Company at 17th and State.
Event: Run with Steve beforehand … Steve will lead a 5-mile run to Camelsback Trails starting at 10 a.m. sharp from Shu’s Idaho Running Company. The running group will return by 11 a.m. for the book-signing.
Bio: As the author of the definitive guides to hiking, trail-running, mountain biking, canoeing and whitewater boating in the Boise area, Steve Stuebner is an expert on where to go, when to go, what to bring, what to expect and more. The Boise Trail Guide provides detailed maps and descriptions to 76 hiking and running trails within an hour of Boise . All of the trail descriptions provide travel times for hiking and running each route.
The book 194-page book retails for $16.95.
4/23/2010: Patagonia Wild and Scenic Film Festival Friday April 23
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
The largest environmental film festival in North America is coming to Boise on Friday, April 23rd. Join the Land Trust of the Treasure Valley when they host Patagonia’s Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival at the Egyptian Theater.
Doors open at 7pm and films begin at 7:30. Wonderful opportunity to win big raffle items featuring local outdoor gear and adventure items before the film.
Tickets will be available March 5th.
Adults $10
Students under 18 and children free.
Purchase on-line at Egyptiantheatre.net or at the Egyptian Box Office in person or by calling 387-1273 between 11:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., Tues.-Sun.
Visit this event's website for additional details: http://www.egyptiantheatre.net/contact.htm
5/22/2010: Treasure Valley Heart Walk
Date: Saturday, May 22, 2010
Time: Celebration at 9:00 am; Walk starts at 10:00 am
Location: Julia Davis Park - Band Shell, Boise ID
Cost: The Heart Walk is a free event, but participants are strongly urged to collect donations to support the American Heart Association's mission to reduce death and disability from heart disease and stroke. Raise $100 and earn a free T-shirt!
Course: Gather your family, friends and co-workers to enjoy the Boise Greenbelt and Julia Davis Park in the spring. The Heart Walk offers your choice of a 1 -mile or 5 K course over the river and through the park, plus health education, entertainment, prizes, a light snack and fun for all!
Register: www.boiseheartwalk.org
More information: As the signature fund-raising event for the American Heart Association (AHA), the Heart Walk promotes physical activity and heart-healthy living in a fun, family environment. This year over 1,000,000 walkers will participate in more than 600 events across the country, raising funds to save lives from this country's No. 1 and No. 3 killers, heart disease and stroke. Funds raised from the walks support heart and stroke research and important discoveries such as CPR, life-extending drugs, pacemakers, bypass surgery and surgical techniques to repair heart defects.
Contact: Sarah Freeman at 208-384-5066 or sarah.freeman@heart.org
6/20/2010: 2nd Annual Hippity-Hop Race
Date: Sunday, June 20, 2010
Time: 1:00PM to 3:30PM
Cost: Free (Kid's Race) to $20 (Adults Race)
Course: Julia Davis Park (www.hippityhoprace.com/coursemap.html)
Registration: www.hippityhoprace.com/register.html (Shu's Idaho Running Company)
Sponsored By: Shu's Idaho Running Company
Packet Pick up: Saturday, June 19, 1:00PM to 4:00PM at:
Shu's Idaho Running Company
1758 W. State St.
Boise, ID, 83702
Donation: proceeds go to Girl's on the Run (http://www.girlsontherun.org/idaho.html)
Contact:
Eric Stevens, 208-991-3720, eric@hippityhoprace.com
Mark Hutchinson, mark@hippityhoprace.com
Event Details:
An event designed for adults and children. The main event is a one-mile adult race, that this year is a Guinness Records qualifier. The family event is children's races and games that last all afternoon (relay races, hippity-soccer, and hippity-flag-capture). Lastly, a quarter-mile (per contestant) 4-person relay race.
